How2Exit

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

You must be willing to explore different sources for deals, build relationships within your industry or niche, and reach out directly to business owners. Empathy involves understanding the other party’s perspective, building rapport, and using effective communication. Using effective communication is also important.

Business 130

Business Negotiation DCF Acquisitions 130

Francine Way

JULY 17, 2017

This current post about Leveraged Buy Out (LBO) is about a valuation method used by a very specific type of financial acquirer: private equity (PE) firms. The major steps of LBO are: Building the Sources and Uses tables. Building a proforma balance sheet. Building the go-forward 3-statement model.

Valuation 130

Valuation M&A Debt Equities 130

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 10, 2024

You will very rarely get exposed to the type of financial modeling that bankers complete: 3-statement models , DCF models , M&A models , LBO models , and so on. So, you won’t pull all-nighters to finish pitch books , and you won’t be called in over the weekend to make last-minute changes to a model.

Investment Banking 59

Investment Banking Management Bank Banking 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

MAY 14, 2025

Its effects are less direct in verticals such as data centers and renewables, but if theres a disruption to trade, such as a tariff apocalypse , these sectors will be hurt because it will become more expensive to build and maintain assets. DCF: Deducts the full Interest Expense and deducts only Maintenance CapEx.

Investment Banking 59

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 59

Mergers and Inquisitions

APRIL 19, 2023

Valuation , such as the different multiples used for mining companies and the NAV model in place of the DCF (see below). On the producer side, you can see how much they spend to build new plants, factories, and processing centers. A recent mining deal , especially if the bank you’re interviewing with advised on it.

Investment Banking 52

Investment Banking Bank Banking Investment 52

Mergers and Inquisitions

JANUARY 22, 2025

At the junior levels , entry-level professionals in both fields spend a lot of time in Excel working on models, valuations, and documents such as equity research reports and investment banking pitch books. If you do IB, you can get into deal-based roles ( private equity , corporate development , venture capital , etc.),

Investment Banking 64

Investment Banking Equities Bank Banking 64